Mumford & Sons - Sigh No More

A lot of weight seems to have been put on the shoulders of these already established young gentlemen. Five of the twelve songs on ‘Sigh No More’ have already had their little rhythmic sounds pressed on three limited releases by the Londoners, and with the recent shows they’ve played and radio airings they’ve had, the expections are somewhat high.

We already know the heartbreaking sound of ‘White Blank Page’ and the soon to be released lead single ‘Little Lion Man’, a song that has been played at their shows and been in rotation with fans for quite a while now, and who could blame them for putting them on their debut? But we’re not here to go over what we’ve already spoken about before.

Beginning the album are the incredibly uplifting vocal harmonies that we have all grown to love since the ‘Mumford & Sons’ EP. ‘Awake My Soul’ is along the same lines, whilst ‘Sigh No More’ creates a different take on an already proven formula and ‘I Gave You All’ resembles the sound Marcus created with Laura Marling on her debut, which continues into ‘Dust Bowl Dance’. On this last song Mumford create a Nick Cave-esq aggressive tone over the bluegrass folk that gives them their charm, ensuring it all finishes with a roar. A perfect album for the Autumn months.